Improvement in sleeve-buttons



G. A. ALLEN.

SLEEVE-BUTTON. No;171,254. Patented Dec. 21, 1875.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE GEORGE A. ALLEN, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLEEVE-BUTTONS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. I 71,254, datedDecember 21, 1875; application filed September 29, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. ALLEN, of Newark, in the county of Essexand State of New Jersey, have invented a certain Improvement inSleeve-Buttons, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists in making adjustable double arms forsleeve-buttons, to accommodatethe matter, of putting in, holding, ortaking out the same. I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side view with the armsextended together in preparation for putting through the cuff. Fig. 2 isthe same view with the arms in position to hold the buttons inthe cuff.

The sleeve-button A is constructed with the arms B, with a shoulder, 2',on the outside, jointed to the shank 0. To the other end of these armsare jointed the arms 1), and these arms are jointed together at E.

Thus it will be seen that, when desirable to put these buttons in thecnif or other article for wear, the arms are thrown out at right angleswith the face of the button, as seen in Fig. 1, and the two sides beingnearly closed together, they are readily pushed through the eyelet inthe cuff and when they are in pasition they are from the inside spreadapart until the joint E is pressed by the line parallel with the face ofthe button, and closes against the end of the shank, as seen in Fig. 2.

The arms B are curved and made elastic in their centers, so that theouter ends will yield to the pressure in the closing of the arms D,

allowing them to pass the center, as above named; and this elasticity ofarms B will hold the arms D in position when the button is worn or inuse; but by the finger inside of -B, having the shoulders 13, andpivoted. to the shank G, in combination with the straight arms D,jointed at E, so thatwhen closed the arms D are drawn out of thehorizontal line, and the joint E forced up against the shank, as and forthe purpose set forth.

- GEO. A. ALLEN. Witnesses:

HORACE HARRIS, L. K. RITTENHOUsE.

